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2019-2020 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Music

Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2019-2020

The following are sample plans of course requirements to complete the Music major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

Music Major with a Business and Contemporary Music Emphasis

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 111 - Music Theory I   3
Distributional Study #2 2 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)   1
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)   2
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 207 - Music Theory III   3
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 Complete 3 semester hours group* 3
Distributional Study #3 3 Distributional Study #4 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)   3
MUS 144 - Applied Instrument: Non-Majors (1 semester hour)   1 Distributional Study #6 3
MUS 303 - Music Entrepreneurship (2 semester hours)   2 Distributional Study #7 3
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I  or HIS 265 - History of Rock and Roll   3 Elective 3
Distributional Study #5 3 Applied Lessons 2
Applied Lessons 2 Ensemble 1
Ensemble 1    
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
Elective 3 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Complete three (3) semester hours from: COM 130 , BUS 330 , MKT 350 , or NPO 140 .

Music Major with a Business and Contemporary Music Emphasis and Cooperative Education Minor

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 111 - Music Theory I   3
Distributional Study #2 2 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)   1
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 14

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
BUS 150 - Pathways to Success: An Introduction to Business   3 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)   2
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 MUS 207 - Music Theory III   3
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 Complete 3 semester hours group* 3
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 Distributional Study #3 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 144 - Applied Instrument: Non-Majors (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)   3
MUS 303 - Music Entrepreneurship (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I  or HIS 265 - History of Rock and Roll   3 Distributional Study #5 3
Distributional Study #4 3 Applied Lessons 2
Applied Lessons 2 Ensemble 1
Ensemble 1    
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   9
Distributional Study #6 3 Applied Lessons 2
Distributional Study #7 3 Ensemble 1
Applied Lessons 2    
Ensemble 1    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Complete three (3) semester hours from: COM 130 , BUS 330 , MKT 350 , or NPO 140 .

Music Major with a Composition and Songwriting Emphasis

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life   3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 111 - Music Theory I   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)   1
Distributional Study #2 3 Distributional Study #3 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 ENG 260 - The Art of Film  or WRT 220 - Poetry Writing  (Distributional Study #5) 3
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)   2
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 MUS 207 - Music Theory III   3
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)   1
Distributional Study #4 3 Distributional Study #6 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)   3
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I  or HIS 265 - History of Rock and Roll   3 Distributional Study #7 3
MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music   3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours)   0
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

Music Major with a Composition and Songwriting Emphasis and Cooperative Education Minor

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 111 - Music Theory I   3
Distributional Study #2 3 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)   1
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 14

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 ENG 260 - The Art of Film  or WRT 220 - Poetry Writing  (Distributional Study #4) 3
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)   2
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 MUS 207 - Music Theory III   3
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)   1
Distributional Study #3 3 Distributional Study #5 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I  or HIS 265 - History of Rock and Roll   3 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)   3
MUS 480 - Special Topics in Music   3 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6
Elective 3 Distributional Study #7 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 351 - Conducting (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   9
MUS 382 - Orchestration and Arranging (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 463 - Recital (0 semester hours)   0
MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6 Applied Lessons 2
Elective 3 Ensemble 1
Applied Lessons 2    
Ensemble 1    
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

Music Major with a Musicology Emphasis

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life   3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 111 - Music Theory I   3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)   1
Distributional Study #2 3 Distributional Study #3 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)  2
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 207 - Music Theory III  3
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)  1
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 A course from 6 semester hour group* 3
Distributional Study #4 3 Distributional Study #5 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)   3
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I  3 Distributional Study #6 3
A course from 6 semester hour group* 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
HIS XXX - History (HIS) course from group** 3 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

 *Complete six (6) semester hours from: GEN 134  OR ART 263 , GEN 135  OR ART 264 , MUS 480 .

**Complete three (3) semester hours from: HIS 211 , HIS 221 , HIS 232 , HIS 246 , HIS 247 , or HIS 265 .

Music Major with a Musicology Emphasis and Cooperative Education Minor

First Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)   1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research  3
MUS 113 - Aural Skills I (1 semester hour)   1 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra  or MAT 150 - Statistics for Everyday Life  3
MUS 120 - Music in History and Culture  (Distributional Study #1) 3 MUS 111 - Music Theory I  3
Distributional Study #2 3 MUS 114 - Aural Skills II (1 semester hour)  1
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 14

Second Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 3XX - Core II 3 MUS 159 - Class Piano II (2 semester hours)   2
MUS 149 - Class Piano I (2 semester hours)   2 MUS 207 - Music Theory III   3
MUS 206 - Music Theory II   3 MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 213 - Aural Skills III (1 semester hour)   1 A course from 6 semester hour group* 3
Distributional Study #3 3 Distributional Study #4 3
Applied Lessons  2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3 EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1
MUS 311 - Music History and Literature I   3 MUS 312 - Music History and Literature II (WI)  3
A course from 6 semester hour group* 3 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6
Distributional Study #5 3 Distributional Study #6 3
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 16

Fourth Year
FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
EXP 300 - Experiential Learning Seminar (1 semester hour)   1 MUS 301 - Improvisation (1 semester hour)   1
HIS XXX - History (HIS) course from group** 3 MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)  9
MUS 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Music (1-12 semester hours)   6    
Elective 3    
Applied Lessons 2 Applied Lessons 2
Ensemble 1 Ensemble 1
Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 13
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

 *Complete six (6) semester hours from: GEN 134  OR ART 263 , GEN 135  OR ART 264 , MUS 480 .

**Complete three (3) semester hours from: HIS 211 , HIS 221 , HIS 232 , HIS 246 , HIS 247 , or HIS 265 .